Testimonials

Reylon

Relyon Limited, part of the South African group Steinhoff International Holdings, started life in 1858 as a wool merchant in Wellington. Since that time the Relyon brand name has become synonymous with the very highest standards of product design and manufacturing quality and is now recognised as the leading UK manufacturer of high quality mattresses, divan sets, storabeds and bedframes. The Relyon brand can be found in all leading furniture stores in the UK.

In addition to the Relyon bed division the Steinhoff UK Group includes Pritex Limited a specialist industrial foam products business.

Relyon and Pritex employ over 600 employees at a 22-acre site in Station Mills, Wellington. With such a long history in the town, a large part of the Company's success is attributable to the highly skilled local workforce. Despite being part of one of the world's largest and most successful furniture groups, Relyon and Pritex recognise the important local role they have as major employers in Wellington and enjoy excellent links with local schools and the community.

Ian Topping
Managing Director

Summerfield Developments

"following the success of Chelston Business Park where we have developed over 500,000 ft² for local and national businesses over the last 15 years we are planning further substantial investment in the Wellington area with the proposed creation of a new business park on land already allocated in the Local Plan.

With its excellent local facilities, access to the M5 and location in the beautiful rolling countryside of Somerset, Summerfield understands the attractions of Wellington as a desirable place to both live and work and for this reason we want to continue to satisfy demand from expanding businesses relocating to our high quality working environment at Chelston"

Richard Lloyd
Summerfield Developments

Swallowfield

The business that is now Swallowfield plc based in Wellington started life in 1876 as Walter Gregory & Co Ltd, the animal husbandry business, making a range of products which were sold through a national sales force direct to farms. Changes in ownership and product diversification led the company to produce the first commercial aerosols which were basically farm products, air fresheners and insecticides in the late 1940s, early 1950s. To this day, the company maintains a lead in product innovation and creativity in aerosol packaging and specialises in household and personal care products.

Located close to the M5 motorway, the company has maintained its head office in the town of Wellington and expanded into other products including colour cosmetics manufactured at its factory site in Bideford, Devon. Now a major employer, the company continues to grow, benefiting from the location and loyal workforce, a number of whom have worked with the business for many years.

Tony Wardell
Group Managing Director
Swallowfield plc
November 2005